Comparison
Sirach 20
Douay-Rheims and Vulgata Clementina, verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Vulgata Clementina | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | How much better is it to reprove, than to be angry, and not to hinder him that confesseth in prayer. | Quam bonum est arguere, quam irasci, et confitentem in oratione non prohibere! |
| 2 | The lust of an eunuch shall devour a young maiden: | Concupiscentia spadonis devirginabit iuvenculam: |
| 3 | So is he that by violence executeth unjust judgment. | sic qui facit per vim iudicium iniquum. |
| 4 | How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so thou shalt escape wilful sin. | Quam bonum est correptum manifestare poenitentiam! sic enim effugies voluntarium peccatum. |
| 5 | There is one that holdeth his peace, that is found wise: and there is another that is hateful, that is bold in speech. | Est tacens qui invenitur sapiens: et est odibilis qui procax est ad loquendum. |
| 6 | There is one that holdeth his peace, because he knoweth not what to say: and there is another that holdeth his peace, knowing the proper time. | Est tacens non habens sensum loquelae: et est tacens sciens tempus aptum. |
| 7 | A wise man will hold his peace till he see opportunity: but a babbler, and a fool, will regard no time. | Homo sapiens tacebit usque ad tempus: lascivus autem et imprudens non servabunt tempus. |
| 8 | He that useth many words shall hurt his own soul: and he that taketh authority to himself unjustly shall be hated. | Qui multis utitur verbis laedet animam suam: et qui potestatem sibi sumit iniuste, odietur. |
| 9 | There is success in evil things to a man without discipline, and there is a finding that turneth to loss. | Est processio in malis viro indisciplinato, et est inventio in detrimentum. |
| 10 | There is a gift that is not profitable: and there is a gift, the recompense of which is double. | Est datum quod non est utile, et est datum cuius retributio duplex. |
| 11 | There is an abasement because of glory: and there is one that shall lift up his head from a low estate. | Est propter gloriam minoratio, et est qui ab humilitate levabit caput. |
| 12 | There is that buyeth much for a small price, and restoreth the same sevenfold. | Est qui multa redimat modico pretio, et restituens ea in septuplum. |
| 13 | A man wise in words shall make himself beloved: but the graces of fools shall be poured out. | Sapiens in verbis seipsum amabilem facit: gratiae autem fatuorum effundentur. |
| 14 | The gift of the fool shall do thee no good: for his eyes are sevenfold. | Datus insipientis non erit utilis tibi: oculi enim illius septemplices sunt. |
| 15 | He will give a few things, and upbraid much: and the opening of his mouth is the kindling of a fire. | Exigua dabit, et multa improperabit: et apertio oris illius inflammatio est. |
| 16 | Today a man lendeth, and tomorrow he asketh it again: such a man as this is hateful. | Hodie foeneratur quis, et cras expetit: odibilis est homo huiusmodi. |
| 17 | A fool shall have no friend, and there shall be no thanks for his good deeds. | Fatuo non erit amicus, et non erit gratia bonis illius: |
| 18 | For they that eat his bread, are of a false tongue. How often, and how many will laugh him to scorn! | qui enim edunt panem illius, falsae linguae sunt. Quoties et quanti irridebunt eum! |
| 19 | For he doth not distribute with right understanding that which was to be had: in like manner also that which was not to be had. | neque enim quod habendum erat directo sensu distribuit; similiter et quod non erat habendum. |
| 20 | The slipping of a false tongue is as one that falleth on the pavement: so the fall of the wicked shall come speedily. | Lapsus falsae linguae quasi qui in pavimento cadens: sic casus malorum festinanter veniet. |
| 21 | A man without grace is as a vain fable, it shall be continually in the mouth of the unwise. | Homo acharis quasi fabula vana, in ore indisciplinatorum assidua erit. |
| 22 | A parable coming out, of a fool’s mouth shall be rejected: for he doth not speak it in due season. | Ex ore fatui reprobabitur parabola: non enim dicit illam in tempore suo. |
| 23 | There is that is hindered from sinning through want, and in his rest he shall be pricked. | Est qui vetatur peccare prae inopia, et in requie sua stimulabitur. |
| 24 | There is that will destroy his own soul through shamefacedness, and by occasion of an unwise person he will destroy it: and by respect of person he will destroy himself. | Est qui perdet animam suam prae confusione, et ab imprudenti persona perdet eam: personae autem acceptione perdet se. |
| 25 | There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend, and maketh him his enemy for nothing. | Est qui prae confusione promittit amico, et lucratus est eum inimicum gratis. |
| 26 | A lie is a foul blot in a man, and yet it will be continually in the mouth of men without discipline. | Opprobrium nequam in homine mendacium: et in ore indisciplinatorum assidue erit. |
| 27 | A thief is better than a man that is always lying: but both of them shall inherit destruction. | Potior fur quam assiduitas viri mendacis: perditionem autem ambo haereditabunt. |
| 28 | The manners of lying men are without honour: and their confusion is with them without ceasing. | Mores hominum mendacium sine honore, et confusio illorum cum ipsis sine intermissione. |
| 29 | A wise man shall advance himself with his words, and a prudent man shall please the great ones. | Sapiens in verbis producet seipsum, et homo prudens placebit magnatis. |
| 30 | He that tilleth his land shall make a high heap of corn: and he that worketh justice shall be exalted: and he that pleaseth great men shall escape iniquity. | Qui operatur terram suam inaltabit acervum frugum, et qui operatur iustitiam, ipse exaltabitur: qui vero placet magnatis effugiet iniquitatem. |
| 31 | Presents and gifts blind the eyes of judges, and make them dumb in the mouth, so that they cannot correct. | Xenia et dona excaecant oculos iudicum, et quasi mutus, in ore avertit correptiones eorum. |
| 32 | Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both? | Sapientia absconsa, et thesaurus invisus, quae utilitas in utrisque? |
| 33 | Better is he that hideth his folly, than the man that hideth his wisdom. | Melior est qui celat insipientiam suam, quam homo qui abscondit sapientiam suam. |
